Michael R. Buche

Career

Senior Member of the Technical Staff

Postdoctoral Appointee

Education

PhD, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

MS, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

BS, Mechanical Engineering

Papers

1. Statistical mechanical model for crack growth

   Michael R. Buche, Scott J. Grutzik
   Physical Review E, 109 (1), 015001 (2024)

2. Modeling single-molecule stretching experiments using statistical thermodynamics

   Michael R. Buche, Jessica M. Rimsza
   Physical Review E 108 (6), 064503 (2023)

3. Freely jointed chain models with extensible links

   Michael R. Buche, Meredith N. Silberstein, Scott J. Grutzik
   Physical Review E 106 (2), 024502 (2022)

4. Chain breaking in the statistical mechanical constitutive theory of polymer networks

   Michael R. Buche, Meredith N. Silberstein
   Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 156, 104593 (2021)

5. Force-mediated molecule release from double network hydrogels

   Pavithra B. Jayathilaka, Thomas G. Molley, Yuwan Huang, Md Shariful Islam, Michael R. Buche, Meredith N. Silberstein, Jamie J. Kruzic, Kristopher A. Kilian
   Chemical Communications 57 (68), 8484-8487 (2021)

6. Statistical mechanical constitutive theory of polymer networks: The inextricable links between distribution, behavior, and ensemble

   Michael R. Buche, Meredith N. Silberstein
   Physical Review E 102 (1), 012501 (2020)

7. Bridging experiments and theory: Isolating the effects of metal-ligand interactions on viscoelasticity of reversible polymer networks

   Xinyue Zhang, Vuval Vidavsky, Sinai Aharonovich, Steven J. Yang, Michael R. Buche, Charles E. Diesendruck, Meredith N. Silberstein
   Soft Matter 16 (37), 8591-8601 (2020)

8. Tuning the mechanical properties of metallopolymers via ligand interactions: A combined experimental and theoretical study

   Vuval Vidavsky, Michael R. Buche, Zachary M. Sparrow, Xinyue Zhang, Steven J. Yang, Robert A. DiStasio Jr., Meredith N. Silberstein
   Macromolecules 53 (6), 2021-2030 (2020)

Presentations

1. Progress and challenges in the development of the composite wedge localization element

   Michael R. Buche, Michael G. Veilleux, John M. Emery, Ellen B. Wagman, Alejandro Mota, James W. Foulk III
   16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (2024)

2. Background and applications of statistical thermodynamics

   Michael R. Buche
   Materials and Failure Modeling Technical Retreat (2024)

3. Applying genetic programming symbolic regression to solid mechanics

   Michael R. Buche, Craig M. Hamel, Anthony M. Su, Harshita Narang, John M. Emery, Coleman Alleman, Brian T. Lester, Donovan Birky, Karl M. Garbrecht, Jacob D. Hochhalter, Geoffrey F. Bomarito
   1st Solid Mechanics Analysis Resource and Technical Exchange (2024)

4. A perspective on statistical physics in constitutive modeling

   Michael R. Buche
   March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2024)

5. Developing a composite wedge localization element

   Michael R. Buche, Michael G. Veilleux, John M. Emery, Ellen B. Wagman, Alejandro Mota, James W. Foulk III
   17th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (2023)

6. An asymptotic approach for the statistical thermodynamics of certain model systems

   Michael R. Buche, Scott J. Grutzik, Meredith N. Silberstein
   March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2023)

7. Genetic programming for interpretable, data-driven continuum damage models

   Michael R. Buche, Anthony M. Su, Harshita Narang, John M. Emery, Jacob D. Holchhalter, Geoffrey F. Bomarito, Coleman Alleman
   10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (2022)

8. Defending fundamental theories for the mechanics of polymer chains and networks

   Michael R. Buche
   Cornell University, Dissertation Defense (2021)

9. Proposing fundamental theories for the mechanics of polymer chains and networks

   Michael R. Buche
   Cornell University, Admission to Candidacy (2020)

10. Statistical mechanics and related constitutive theory for polymer networks

    Michael R. Buche
    Cornell University, Mechanics Student Seminar (2020)

11. Investigating organometallic crosslinked polymers with density functional theory

    Michael R. Buche, Zachary M. Sparrow, Vuval Vidavsky, Robert A. DiStasio Jr., Meredith N. Silberstein
    56th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (2019)

12. A quantum chemistry simulation strategy for dynamic network polymers

    Michael R. Buche, Zachary M. Sparrow, Vuval Vidavsky, Robert A. DiStasio Jr., Meredith N. Silberstein
    Multiscale Mechanochemistry and Mechanobiology (2019)

13. Quantum chemistry simulations for dynamic network polymers

    Michael R. Buche, Zachary M. Sparrow, Vuval Vidavsky, Robert A. DiStasio Jr., Meredith N. Silberstein
    March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2019)

Proceedings

1. DevOps pragmatic practices and potential perils in scientific software development

   Reed Milewicz, Jonathan Bisila, Miranda Mundt, Sylvain Bernard, Michael R. Buche, Jason M. Gates, Samuel A. Grayson, Evan Harvey, Alexander Jaeger, Kirk T. Landin, Mitchell Negus, Bethany L. Nicholson
   Proceedings of Eighth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology (2023)

Professional

1. Materials response - fracture, failure, and material model advancements

   Andrew J. Stershic, Michael R. Buche, Stacy M. Nelson
   1st Solid Mechanics Analysis Resource and Technical Exchange (2024)

2. Advances in discretization techniques, element technology, mesh adaptivity, and solution strategies for inelasticity, localization, and failure

   Alejandro Mota, David R. Nobel, Michael R. Buche, Brandon L. Talamini, Michael R. Tupek, Julian J. Rimoli, N. Sukumar, James W. Foulk III
   16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (2024)

3. Statistical physics in constitutive modeling

   Michael R. Buche
   March Meeting of the American Physical Society (2024)

Recognition

1. H.D. Block Teaching Prize

   Michael R. Buche
   Cornell University (2021)

2. H.D. Block Teaching Prize

   Michael R. Buche
   Cornell University (2019)

Reports

1. Laplace's method applied to functional integrals

   Michael R. Buche
   Sandia National Laboratories 02140R (2024)

2. Theory and implementation of the Spectacular nonlinear viscoelastic constitutive model

   Kenneth N. Cundiff, Michael R. Buche, Brandon L. Talamini, Scott J. Grutzik, Jamie M. Kropka, Kevin N. Long
   Sandia National Laboratories 14317 (2023)

3. Chemical controls on the propagation and healing of subcritical fractures

   Anastasia G. Ilgen, Michael R. Buche, R. Charles Choens, Karin A. Dahmen, Frank W. DelRio, Michael Grünwald, Scott J. Grutzik, Jacob A. Harvey, William M. Mook, Pania Newell, Jennifer E. Wilson, Jessica M. Rimsza, Jordan J. Sickle, Qiaoyi Y. Wang, Derek H. Warner
   Sandia National Laboratories 09478 (2023)

4. Stress intensity thresholds for development of reliable brittle materials

   Jessica M. Rimsza, Kevin T. Strong Jr., Michael R. Buche, Reese E. Jones, Craig Y. Nakakura, Noah Weyrauch, Richard Brow, Jessica M. Duree, Kelly S. Stephens, Scott J. Grutzik
   Sandia National Laboratories 12758 (2022)

5. Fundamental theories for the mechanics of polymer chains and networks

   Michael R. Buche
   Cornell University, Dissertation (2021)

Software

1. Flavio.jl

   Michael R. Buche

2. flavio

   Michael R. Buche

3. Polymers Modeling Library

   Michael R. Buche
   Sandia National Laboratories

4. statMechCrack

   Michael R. Buche, Scott J. Grutzik
   Sandia National Laboratories

5. uFJC

   Michael R. Buche, Scott J. Grutzik
   Sandia National Laboratories

6. Sierra Mechanics

   Advanced Simulation and Computing
   Sandia National Laboratories

Solutions

1. Student Solutions to Accompany Taylor's an Introduction to Error Analysis

   John R. Taylor, Peter N. Saeta, Michael R. Buche
   University Science Books (2024)

2. Mathematical Methods in Engineering, Solutions Manual

   Michael R. Buche
   Cambridge University Press (2019)